Two example diary texts from the point of view of Theseus and Ariadne from the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. This diary writing pack comes with the following resources: • Model diary text from Theseus’ point of view • Model diary text from Ariadne’s point of view • Feature Find worksheets for both diary entries • Answers to the Feature Find worksheets Read both exemplar diary entries. Examine the language, grammar and punctuation features found in the texts by completing the feature find worksheets. Finally write your own diary entries from the point of view of any characters from the myth, such as Theseus, Ariadne, King Minos, King Aegeus or even the Minotaur! The following writing features, amongst others, are included in the diary entries: • rule of three • alliteration • repetition for effect • modal clauses • synonyms to avoid repetition • conjunctive adverbs • ‘that’ omitted • possessive noun phrases • colons to replace ‘because’ • colons before a list • semi-colons for clarity • contractions • coordinating conjunctions • fronted adverbials • relative clauses • subordinate clauses • expanded noun phrases All resources come as both easily editable Word documents and PDF files. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other history resources: Ancient Greece: ✦ Ancient Greek Monsters Example Non-Chronological Report Text Pack ✦ Ancient Greek Monsters Example Instructional Text Pack Ancient Egypt: ✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example ✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary Stone Age Boy : ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE Stig of the Dump: ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Moon Landing: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Matching word, image and definition cards related to the mummification process used by the Ancient Egyptians, with answers. Help your pupils get familiar with mummification vocabulary with this fun matching activity suitable for individuals, pairs or small groups. The mummification matching activity can be used before cross-curricular creative writing tasks including the writing of diaries, instructional texts and stories based on mummifying in Ancient Egypt. This resource comes in Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other history resources: Ancient Egypt: ✦ Ancient Egypt | Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ Ancient Egypt | Howard Carter’s Diary Pack ✦ Ancient Egypt | Mummy Embalmer’s Diary Example ✦ Ancient Egypt | Boy’s Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Mummification Explanation Text Example With Glossary Stone Age Boy: ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Diary Text ✦ Stone Age Boy Character Profile Examples and Differentiated Templates Stig of the Dump: ✦ Stig of the Dump Example Texts BUNDLE Moon Landing: ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Bundle Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Interview with Hogarth plus Feature Identification and Planning Sheet ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus All Chapter Glossary BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources

A playscript example text based on the events of Chapter 5 from the children’s book The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The exemplar script is for a radio play. The two pages of script provided in this resource are the beginning of a scene where the Iron Man and the Dragon meet for the first time in Australia. The WAGOLL playscript comes with a Feature Find worksheet and answers so that pupils can look for features of this text type before continuing the scene or writing their own version. The following files are included: • Example Playscript (Word and PDF) • Feature Find worksheet (Word and PDF) • Feature Find answers (Word and PDF) The following features can be found in the playscript exemplar text: • Play title • Scene number • Scene title • List of character names • Stage directions to describe the setting • Character names followed by colons • Words spoken by actors • Character direction within speech inside brackets • Sound effects inside brackets • Contractions within speech If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Dialogue Writing - Example Text with Feature Identification Sheet ✦ The Iron Man - Example Apology Letter from Hogarth with Feature Identification ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About The Iron Man, Plus Feature Identification Sheet with Answers ✦ Example Non-Chronological Report About Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from The Iron Man, Plus Feature Sheet ✦ Iron Man 6 Example Texts Plus Glossary BUNDLE ✦ Iron Man Example Texts BUNDLE: Diary, Dialogue & Non-Chronological Report ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text about the character Dudley Dursley from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Feature Find sheets with answers, differentiated planning and writing templates, and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading chapters 1 and 2 of J. K. Rowling’s novel. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile text • Feature Find worksheets • Feature Find answers • Planning template differentiated 2 ways • Writing template differentiated 3 ways • Personality traits word bank Pupils read the model character description, find the text features, and then plan and write their own character profile about Dudley, Harry or any other character using the differentiated templates. The resource could be used on World Book Day as an example character profile before children create their own about their chosen character. The following language, grammar & punctuation features are included in the example text: • Similes • Metaphors • Rule of three • Repetition for effect • Alliteration • Synonyms • Present tense • Present perfect tense • Passive verbs • Fronted adverbials (and other introductory words, phrases & clauses) followed by commas • Expanded noun phrases • Subordinate clauses • Relative clauses • Apostrophes for singular & plural possession • Apostrophes for omission • Colons • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Brackets The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Harry Potter themed example WAGOLL text packs: ✦ WAGOLL BUNDLE ✦ Diary Entry ✦ Non-Chronological Report ✦ Newspaper Report Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ The Iron Man Character Profile BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example: Journey by Aaron Becker ✦Stig of the Dump Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ How To Train Your Dragon Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Christophe’s Story Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land Character Profile Example Text Pack Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example apology letter text from Brandon based on the book A Dangerous Game plus feature find worksheets with answers, differentiated task sheet and differentiated planning templates. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading Marlorie Blackman’s novel. Resources provided: • Exemplar apology letter text • Structure Feature Find worksheet • Structure Feature Find answers • Language, grammar and punctuation Feature Find worksheet • Language, grammar and punctuation Feature Find answers • Task sheet differentiated 2 ways • Planning template differentiated 3 ways The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. How to use this resource pack: 1 Read the WAGOLL 2 Identify the structural features 3 Identify the language and punctuation features 4 Plan an apology letter 5 Write an apology letter Language, grammar and punctuation features included in the WAGOLL text: • adverbs of degree • complex lists • conjunctions • expanded noun phrases • fronted adverbials • plural possessive apostrophe • relative clauses • synonyms If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Dangerous Game themed resources: ✦ Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ Example Character Profile Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Examples Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary text based on Chapter 1 of A Dangerous Game by Malorie Blackman with differentiated Feature Find sheet and answers. The diary entry is written from Sam’s point of view on the day he does press-ups. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL before pupils write their own diary entry based on Chapter 1 or based on events that occur later on in the novel, such as in Chapter 2. Resources provided: • Exemplar diary entry text • Feature Find worksheets differentiated x3 • Feature Find answers differentiated x3 The diary text contains the following features: • Alliterations • Contractions • Exclamations • Fronted adverbials • Hyperboles • Idioms • Interjections • Metaphors • Repetition for effect • Rhetorical questions • Rule of three • Similes All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Dangerous Game themed resources: ✦ Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ Example Character Profile Text Pack ✦ Informal Letter Examples Text Pack ✦ Apology Letter Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Two activities involving identifying correct and incorrect use of colons. Pupils must look carefully at the sentences to check if the colons have been put in the correct place for a variety of sentences. There are two activities provided: Colon Cards/Quiz: pupils sort the cards into correct and incorrect piles. Great for paired or small group work. Large and small cards are provided, plus a presentation to use to go through the answers or to use as a whole class quiz. Colon Worksheet: pupils identify whether the colons are correctly punctuating the sentences, and then make any necessary corrections; identify different types of colon usage; add missing colons to sentences and write sentences using colons. Great as an independent task. This worksheet uses different examples to the cards/quiz. Different ways of using colons are demonstrated, including: • Using a colon to introduce a list • Using a colon to separate related main clauses where the second clause explains the first clause • Using a colon to emphasise a word or phrase Answers to all tasks are included. All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint documents and as PDFs. These activities are particularly suitable for years 5 or 6. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other punctuation resources: ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Colons How To Use Presentation ✦ Six Colon Worksheets Differentiated ✦ Singular and Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities & Quiz ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities ✦ Daily Grammar & Writing BUNDLE Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

Example diary entry texts written from the contrasting points of view of Jared and Simon from The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide plus feature find worksheet and answers, differentiated planning templates and word banks. These exemplar texts are perfect to use as WAGOLLs after reading partway through Chapter 2 of Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black’s fantasy novel. Resources provided: • Two exemplar diary entry texts • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Planning template differentiated 3 ways • Three word, phrase and sentence banks The resources are available as PDFs and editable Word documents. Pupils read the model diary entries, examine the features using the Feature Find worksheet and then plan and write their own diary entries using the differentiated templates. The following language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLLs: • Alliteration • Rhetorical questions • Hyperboles • Repetition for effect • Adverbs of degree • Adverbs of manner • Complex list punctuated with colon, commas and semi-colons • Conjunctive adverbs • Contractions • Idioms • Subordinating conjunctions • Fronted adverbials followed by commas • Expanded noun phrases • Brackets • Dashes • Synonyms to avoid repetition • Proper nouns • Relative clauses with pronouns • Relative clauses with omitted pronouns If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Spiderwick Chronicles themed resources: ✦ WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Non-Chronological Report Example Text Pack ✦ Instructions Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of 9 reading comprehension tests with answers for the book Stig of the Dump by Clive King. These nine SATs style assessments are ideal to use after reading each of the nine chapters of the book in guided reading or English. The questions cover the eight reading content domains (2a vocabulary, 2b retrieval, 2c summary, 2d inference, 2e prediction, 2f comment, 2g author choice, 2h comparison) and the six reading VIPERS domains (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Sequence/Summarise). Each test has a range of question types including: • write on the line • tick one or tick multiple • give an answer with evidence • draw lines to show • number the order • true or false • find and copy • impression with evidence These are ideal to confidently assess your pupils’ understanding of Stig of the Dump as well as familiarise your pupils with SATs style questioning. An answer sheet for each test is supplied. All documents are provided as both editable Word files and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Stig of the Dump themed example texts with feature identification sheets and answers: ✦ Unit of Work ✦ Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Chapter 1: Diary Entries ✦ Chapter 2: Instructions ✦ Chapter 3: Character Profile ✦ Chapter 4: Informal Letter ✦ Chapter 5: Dialogue ✦ Chapter 6: Playscript ✦ Chapter 7: Newspaper Report ✦ Chapter 8: Interview Article ✦ Chapter 9: Persuasive Advert Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Three animal-related activities where pupils must add punctuation to information texts about three animals: badgers, hedgehogs and spiders. Pupils must read the texts and add the missing punctuation, including the following: • Capital letters for the start of sentences • Capital letters for proper nouns • Full stops • Question marks • Commas in a list • Commas in compound sentences • Commas after fronted adverbials • Apostrophes for possession These tasks are useful when learning about or revising punctuation, including sentence punctuation. The non-chronological report style texts help to familiarise pupils with this non-fiction genre, and the subject matter, animals, is of interest to children. The three texts are differentiated by type of punctuation used and sentence structure. Each sheet comes with its own answer key. All resources come as Word documents and PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other popular resources: ✦ Animal Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE ✦ Mythical Creatures: 3 Example Non-Chronological Reports BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Ogre Example Text BUNDLE: Instructions, Persuasive Letter & Non-Chronological Report with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Dragon Non-Chronological Report BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Unicorn Example Text BUNDLE: Non-Chronological Report, Instructions & Persuasive Letter with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Dragon 3 Example Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

Punctuation worksheets based on the book Flat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown. These three differentiated worksheets give pupils the opportunity to name various punctuation marks and add missing punctuation to sentences. The missing marks include the following: • Capital letters for the start of sentences • Capital letters for proper nouns • Full stops • Question marks • Commas after fronted adverbials • Apostrophes for contractions • Apostrophes for possessions • Inverted commas and other speech punctuation These tasks are useful when learning about or revising punctuation, including sentence punctuation. Each sheet comes with its own answer key. All resources come as Word documents and PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Flat Stanley themed resources: ✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation Bundle ✦ Flat Stanley Example Character Profile Text Pack ✦ Flat Stanley Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Flat Stanley Fronted Adverbial Worksheets Differentiated Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s shop for more resources.

An example diary text based on chapters 1 and 2 of the fantasy adventure novelVarjak Paw by S.F. Said with differentiated planning sheets, task sheet and word banks. The diary entry is written from Varjak’s point of view on the day he leaves the Contessa’s house. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL diary text to examine before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on this chapter or the next few chapters. Resources provided: • Exemplar diary entry text • Differentiated planning templates • Contractions word bank • Feelings word bank • Task sheet All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Varjak Paw themed resources: ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw Character Profile Example Text & Character Matching Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Playscript Example Text Pack ✦ Varjak Paw Newspaper Report Example Text Pack Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ The Twits Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example diary text based on Chapter 2 of the action-adventure novel Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz with differentiated planning sheets and word banks. The model diary entry is written from Alex Rider’s point of view on the day he visits the junkyard in search of his uncle’s car. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL diary text to examine before pupils plan and write their own diary entry based on this chapter or the next few chapters. Resources provided: • Exemplar diary entry text • Feature Find worksheet • Feature Find answers • Differentiated planning templates x3 • Contractions word bank The following structural, language, grammar and punctuation features are included in the diary exemplar: • Alliteration • Contractions • Emotions • Expanded noun phrases • Idioms • Introductory paragraph • Metaphor • Omitted relative pronouns • Possessive nouns • Relative clauses • Rhetorical questions • Similes • Slang • Subordinate clauses • Time adverbials • Question marks • Exclamation marks • Apostrophes for omission • Apostrophes for possession • Commas • Brackets • Dashes • Hyphens • Colons • Semi-colons All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Stormbreaker resources: ✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Mission File Text Pack With Templates ✦ Stormbreaker: Literary Devices Differentiated Activities Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Three activities to encourage pupils to use a mixture of long and short sentences in their writing to create tension and suspense, using the text Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird. This resource comes as an easily editable Word document and in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Oranges in No Man’s Land resources: ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ Letter Example Text Pack ✦ Direct Speech to Reported Speech Worksheets ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Action Writing Example Text Pack ✦ Diary Example Text Pack ✦ Oranges in No Man’s Land Figurative Language & Other Literary Devices Differentiated Worksheets Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular and Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities & Quiz ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A fun Christmas-themed way for children to learn to identify words from different word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs). This Christmas bingo game can be played with a whole class or in small groups. Pupils can play as individuals, in pairs or in teams. Included in this resource pack: • Playing Rules • Christmas Bingo Scorecards • Bingo Calling Cards • Word Class Answers • Blank Bingo Scorecards • Christmas Word List • Interactive Bingo Wheel Powerpoint Just print and play! If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Christmas resources: ✦ Christmas Maths and Comprehension BUNDLE UKS2 ✦ Christmas Comprehension BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Christmas Maths BUNDLE Differentiated Worksheets ✦ Twas the Night Before Christmas Comprehension ✦ Old Santaclaus With Much Delight Comprehension ✦ Santa and the Reindeer Comprehension ✦ A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Comprehension Part A ✦ Christmas Shape Algebra ✦ Christmas Fraction Word Problems ✦ Christmas Coordinate Pictures Maths murder mysteries: ✦ 6 Maths Murder Mysteries With Answers BUNDLE ✦ Units of Measurement Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Decimals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Roman Numerals Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Time Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Squares & Cube Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers ✦ Negative Numbers Maths Murder Mystery With Answers Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

Teach pupils about the use of literary devices and figurative language in the novel Stormbreaker using these four differentiated activities. The first novel in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz is full of literary devices such as similes, metaphors and personification. Examples of these and more are explored to give pupils a deeper understanding of the text and enable them to create their own to enhance their writing. Literary devices and figurative language examples from chapters 1 to 8 are explored in the following activities: • Literary Device Match (differentiated x3): pupils match the literary devices with their definitions and examples (ideal as a paired or small group activity) • Completing Similes (differentiated x2): complete the similes using the appropriate noun phrase and then complete an extension activity • Completing Personification (differentiated x2): pupils complete the personifications using the appropriate verb/noun and then complete an extension activity • Identifying Literary Devices (differentiated x3): pupils find and underline listed literary devices used in extracts from the novel The following literary devices are covered by these activities: • Similes • Metaphors • Personification • Alliteration • Repetition for effect • Rule of three • Hyperbole • Onomatopoeia • Rhetorical questions Full answers to all activities are included. Each activity comes as an easily editable word document and in PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Stormbreaker resources: ✦ Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack ✦ Example Diary Text Pack With Feature Find & Templates ✦ Example Mission File Text Pack With Templates Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A differentiated character matching activity about the book Children of the Benin Kingdom by Dinah Orji. Pupils match the name of each key character with a description of that character. The activity is differentiated three ways. An answer sheet is included, plus a teacher information sheet containing facts about every character named in the novel. The resource is provided as a PDF and editable Word document. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Children of the Benin Kingdom themed resources: ✦ Children of the Benin Kingdom: Character Trait Matching Activity Differentiated Other popular resources: ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker: Example Text & Literary Device BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium Example Text & Character BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular and Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities & Quiz ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

A set of worksheets to help pupils spell four sets of commonly confused homophones that contain apostrophes of contraction. Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet. The sets of homophones covered by these worksheets are: • There, their and they’re • Your and you’re • Its and it’s • Whose and who’s These worksheets are suitable for KS2 pupils and cover the following National Curriculum objectives: Year 3 and 4 • To spell further homophones • To spell words that are often misspelt Year 5 and 6 • To continue to distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused All documents available as easily editable Word or Powerpoint documents and as PDFs. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More punctuation resources: ✦ Semi-Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Direct Speech Punctuation Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Daily Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Activities with Answers - WholeTerm BUNDLE ✦ Colon Activities, Quiz & Presentation BUNDLE ✦ Singular & Plural Possessive Apostrophes Activities, Quiz & Worksheets BUNDLE Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Complete Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Explanation Text: How Do Bees Make Honey? ✦ Ogre 4 Example Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts BUNDLE with Feature Identification & Answers ✦ Holes: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Model Writing Pack BUNDLE ✦ Street Child WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE For more resources, visit Helen Teach’s shop.

An example informal letter text written from Tom to his friend Petie, plus feature find worksheets and answers, differentiated planning sheets and word bank. This exemplar text is perfect to use as a WAGOLL after reading partway through Chapter 5 of Betsy Byars’s novel The Midnight Fox. Resources provided: • Exemplar informal letter text • Feature Find worksheets • Feature Find answers • Letter planning, differentiated x3 • Contractions word bank The model letter is from Tom to Petie, his best friend back home. It is based on the events that have so far occurred in the story. Pupils read the exemplar informal letter, examine its features using the Feature Find worksheets, and then plan and write their own letters from this part of the story or later on. The following layout, language, grammar and punctuation features can be found in the WAGOLL: • Similes • Hyperbole • Slang • Rhetorical questions • Non-rhetorical questions • Contractions • Expanded noun phrases • Fronted adverbials with commas • Extra information inside commas • Possessive noun phrases • Dashes for emphasis • Subordinate clauses • Greeting • Sign-off The resources are provided as PDFs and editable Word documents. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. Other Midnight Fox resources: ✦ The Midnight Fox Character Comparison Differentiated Activity Other popular resources: ✦ Holes BUNDLE ✦ Lightning Thief BUNDLE ✦ Harry Potter BUNDLE ✦ Street Child BUNDLE ✦ Stormbreaker BUNDLE ✦ Oranges In No Man’s Land BUNDLE ✦ The Nowhere Emporium BUNDLE ✦ The Boy at the Back of the Class BUNDLE ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work ✦ Moon Landing Diary Unit of Work Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.

An example character profile text based on chapters 1 and 2 of the book Flat Stanley: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by S. Pennypacker and created by Jeff Brown. The WAGOLL text comes with a feature find sheet, differentiated writing templates and word bank. The character profile describes the story’s protagonist, Stanley. The exemplar text can be used as a WAGOLL character profile to examine before pupils plan and write their own about Stanley or another character such as Arthur, Mr Lambchop, Amisi or Sir Abu Hawara. Resources provided: • Exemplar character profile text • Feature find worksheet with answers • Differentiated writing templates, x3 • Character trait word bank All resources are provided in editable Word and PDF format. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, leave a review and receive another up to the value of this one for free. Just email helen-teach@outlook.com with your username, the reviewed resource and the resource you would like for free. More Flat Stanley themed resources: ✦ Flat Stanley WAGOLL Writing & Punctuation Bundle ✦ Flat Stanley Diary Entry Example Text Pack ✦ Flat Stanley Fronted Adverbial Worksheets Differentiated ✦ Flat Stanley Punctuation Worksheets Differentiated Other popular resources: ✦ The Iron Man Unit of Work | Four Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Stig of the Dump Unit of Work | Six Weeks | Year 3/4 ✦ Moon Landing Diary Complete Unit of Work | One Week | Year 3/4 ✦ Stone Age Boy Example Texts BUNDLE ✦ Journey: Example Writing BUNDLE ✦ How to Train Your Dragon BUNDLE ✦ The Boy Who Grew Dragons: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Butterfly Lion: Example Text BUNDLE ✦ The Hodgeheg Example Text Packs BUNDLE ✦ The Firework-Maker’s Daughter: Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Charlotte’s Web: WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE ✦ Beowulf: Example Texts & Grammar BUNDLE ✦ Varjak Paw WAGOLL Example Text Pack BUNDLE Visit Helen-Teach’s Shop for more resources.